Univision will still maintain Gawker's other properties, like
Gizmodo, Lifehacker, Jezebel, Deadspin, and so on. "[Gawker.com]
staffers will soon be assigned to other editorial roles,
either at one of the other six sites or elsewhere within
Univision,"
Gawker's J.K. Trotter wrote.

Gawker.com began as a site mostly focused on New York media
gossip, but it has evolved over the years and recently pivoted to
politics around the upcoming election.

It is also the site that has been the focal point of Gawker
Media's recent legal troubles, particularly the $140 million
verdict won by Hulk Hogan.

After buying Gawker Media, it was initially unclear whether
Univision would take over Gawker.com, but Gawker staffers were
cautiously hopeful.

"We've heard a lot about [Univision's news chief] Isaac Lee's
commitment to fearless journalism. He has a reputation for a guy
who very much buys into the idea of fearless journalism,"
Gawker staffer Hamilton Nolan told CNN. "I hope he
demonstrates that by keeping Gawker.com open."

The case

Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, was awarded $140
million in damages in March stemming from a Gawker news article
published in 2012 that included a clip of him having sex.

It was revealed in late May that billionaire Silicon Valley
investor Peter Thiel had
secretly financed the lawsuit and others against Gawker
Media to try to put the website out of business.

"I saw Gawker pioneer a unique and incredibly damaging way of
getting attention by bullying people even when there was no
connection with the public interest," Thiel, who Gawker
publicly outed as gay in 2007,
told The New York Times.

Gawker Media was handed a legal loss in May when a judge in
Florida denied Gawker's motion for a new trial. That meant the
damages would not be reduced. The judge also denied Gawker's
request for a stay. This led to Gawker's decision to file for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy.